http://hdl.handle.net/2262/62005 2017-11-03T02:40:50Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/61989 Devaluation expectations and fundamentals: some new evidence for Ireland 1979-1994 Walshe, Don; O'Donnell, Mary This paper uses a Probit model to link economic fundamentals with devaluation expectations for the Irish pound over the period 1979-1994. The estimates relate to both the probability as well as the size of an expected devaluation. The model performs well in predicting the size and timing of actual realignments and estimates of devaluation expectations are consistent with previous estimates based on UIP. While the Maastricht Treaty stipulated the need for exchange rate stability prior to joining EMU, the results here show that economic variables other than those referenced in the Maastricht Treaty can lead to exchange rate instability. 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/61917 Land prices, urban sprawl and affordable housing: Dublin and the open city Dascher, Kristof Dublin?s current boom shares many features with urban booms elsewhere. In this short paper, I suggest applying an open city framework to Dublin and looking at this framework?s implications for two policies closely related to housing. I conclude with a scheme that should accompany future Dublin development. 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/60727 Is there a wage premium for returning Irish migrants? Barrett, Alan; O'Connell, Philip J. Higher rates of economic growth in recent years have led Ireland from being a country characterised by emigration to one where population inflows have become an important issue. This paper contains an analysis of one element of the current inflow. Drawing on data collected in 1998 on over 800 Irish individuals who had graduated from Irish colleges in 1992, we compare the wages of returned migrants with the wages of those who stayed in Ireland. In a recent paper, it has been argued that returned migrants accumulate skills and competencies while away that are rewarded on return to the home country. We find support for this argument for men. On average, returning males earn 10 per cent more than men who stayed in Ireland, controlling for a range of factors. However, men who say that they originally migrated for labour-related reasons earn 15 per cent more. No wage premium is found for female returning migrants relative to female stayers. 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/60166 Recent work on affordable housing in Ireland Williams, Brendan Past urban policy failures could be fairly linked to inadequate resources and a lack of public finance, unlike the present economic situation which offers opportunities and policy alternatives never available before. It is essential however to realise that problems of affordable housing are part of the wider policy problem of dealing with growth patterns particularly in main urban areas and should be addressed in that context. This review examines the emergence of the housing affordability problem in the Dublin Region and the impacts of policy responses to date. 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z